Fast Fact:
HST faculty member and pioneering biomedical engineer Robert Langer has been awarded the National Medal of Science.
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Positions Available
Research Engineer position
The HST Laboratory for Computational Physiology at MIT is currently developing advanced patient monitoring systems for critical care using engineering modeling, signal processing, pattern recognition, and machine learning technology. At present time, the lab includes researchers of varied disciplines—including medicine, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, and mathematics who are working on the NIH-funded project “Integrating Data, Models, and Reasoning in Critical Care”. Details are available at http://mimic.mit.edu/ . We are building a major new research database of physiologic and clinical data from intensive care patients that will support the design and evaluation of advanced patient monitoring algorithms, as well as retrospective clinical studies. The physiologic data (waveforms, time series of vital signs, annotations, etc.) are stored in open source WFBD format.
We seek a creative and experienced engineer to guide and integrate the efforts of a team of research engineers, post docs, and students to achieve the objectives of the research program. The position provides the opportunity to interact with a world-class laboratory comprised of engineers, mathematicians and clinical staff working at the frontiers of translational medicine and advanced research in the domain of clinical informatics. The engineering manager will be responsible for project management of multiple software suites, health information security, equipment planning and procurement, mentorship of multiple student and engineer research projects, code and documentation reviews and maintenance of services to collaborators. The engineering manager will also organize meetings, ensure that documentation and websites are accurate and current, and will interface with external collaborators in industry and hospital. The successful candidate will be expected to be extremely hands-on, contributing to the maintenance and development of our extensive computational infrastructure, source code, documentation and testing. Design and management of prospective clinical trials will also be required in collaboration with clinical colleagues.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS: An earned PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering (or a related discipline). Training/experience in human physiology, signal processing and medical databases essential. Previous supervisory experience in biomedical engineering research essential. Competence and experience in a large subset of the following: Linux, C/C++, Java, Perl, Bash, MATLAB, Windows, SQL, relational databases, open source biomedical signal libraries, medical ontologies, natural language processing and digital signal processing. Strong management, interpersonal and communication skills and fluency in English are essential.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
A postdoctoral fellowship is available immediately to study the dynamics of protein turnover in the inner ear in health and after noise trauma. The project is a collaboration among Harvard Medical School researchers in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory (Kujawa, Liberman, Sewell) of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Department of Neurobiology (Corey) and the National Resource for Imaging Mass Spectrometry (Lechene) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. The fellow will learn auditory biology with a focus on inner ear imaging and physiology. Candidates should have a recent doctoral level degree. The position offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of investigators in a supportive, collaborative atmosphere.
Postdoctoral Research Positions
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Postdoctoral positions are available in the Cohen laboratory in the areas of cholesterol/lipid metabolism and obesity.
A position is available to study new mouse models of obesity and fatty liver disease. The candidate should have a PhD and/or MD or DVM. Experience in the creation and/or utilization of knockout and transgenic mouse models is desirable, as is thorough familiarity with molecular biological and routine biochemical/cell culture techniques.
A position is also available for the study of the function and structure of proteins that regulate lipid metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue. The candidate should have a PhD and/or MD or DVM. A strong background in the protein biochemistry, as well as the cloning, expression and purification of recombinant proteins is desirable.
UROP Opportunity
Project Title: Medical Image Computing Software: Open Source Engineer
Project Description: We need someone to work with advanced CT and MRI 3D image data and cross platform open source software systems (3D Slicer, VTK, ITK and related tools). Responsibilities include testing functionality of rapidly evolving software as new features are added and troubleshooting of extensive curriculum of image analysis tutorials. This UROP will work with training materials aimed at both doctors and programmers. All software, data, and training materials for this project are open source. The ideal candidate will work well independently, but communicate effectively with a dynamic, distributed development and user community via email, wiki, and face to face meetings.
Prerequisites: Qualifications: experience with Windows, Mac, and Linux software installation, compilation, and operation. Programming experience on at least one platform required. Interest in biology and medical imaging required. Prior 3D graphics or image analysis experience preferred. For the academic year, a commitment of at least 10 hours per week in the lab is required. The stipend offered for this position will exceed the UROP minimum; the exact level will depend on relevant prior laboratory training and experience. Candidates who can continue with us as UROPs into IAP and the 2009 spring semester and summer are preferred.
Project websites:
http://www.na-mic.org
http:// www.slicer.org
http://www.vtk.org
http://www.itk.org
http:// www.cmake.org
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